Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 36.3% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Texas, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Texas
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Texas
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Texas
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
Texas
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Texas
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
|
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